UBC edged by Seattle as Butler, Valcke go deep

Former Coquitlam Red Austen Butler (Port Coquitlam, BC) homered against Seattle

UBC THUNDERBIRDS
WEEKLY UPDATE #6
 
RESULTS:
Non- Conference Play

Loss    4-2              Seattle U (NCAA Div. 1)

Overall Record:  9-16     Conference Record:  4-7
 
TOP PITCHERS:
So Niall Windeler                 5 Inn, 6 Hits, 2 Runs, 2 Earned, 0 BB, 2 K’s, 

Jr Pat Van Den Brink    2 Inn, 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BB, 3 K’s

Former Ontario Nationals' Jaxon Valcke (Stratford, Ont.) also homered.

 
TOP HITTERS:
Fr Jaxon Valcke        2-4, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 HR

So Austen Butler        2-5, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 HR

Sr Mitch Robinson        3-5

COACHES COMMENTS:
The T-birds were on their bye week this past weekend, and were down on a day trip to Seattle to take on the Seattle U Red hawks. Sophmore Niall Windeller got the start and was solid through five innings allowing only two runs. Fellow sophomore Austen Butler paced the offence in the lead-off position with two hits, including a third inning solo home run. Freshman Jaxon Valcke followed in the sixth tying the game with a solo blast of his own. The game was a well fought affair as both teams pitched and defended well. It took some timely hitting late in the game by the Red Hawks to seal the victory 4-2

The Birds were back in Vancouver Sunday and were able to scrimmage for the first time on the brand-new Thunderbird Stadium field. The excitement is building towards the home opener on March 24th, where the T- Birds take on Oregon Tech.

Jr Catcher Zach Prisciak who suffered a leg injury against LC State and was out again this weekend. He is recovering and hopes to return soon.

 
UPCOMING:
NON-CONFERENCE PLAY
  
Tuesday      @ Concordia U  (NCAA Div 2)

Wednesday     @ Puget Sound (NCAA Div 3)